iPresence Ltd.

What iPresence Ltd. does

iPresence Ltd. (legal name: iPresence Co., Ltd.) is a privately held Japanese company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, that sells, rents, and integrates telepresence avatar robots under its "Teleportation as a Service" positioning. The company distributes and supports multiple robot platforms — temi/temiV3, kubi, kubi 2.0, Double3, OriHime, and Telepii — and wraps them with proprietary software including Avatar Robot for Zoom, Avatar Twin (digital twin), FieldLog (factory automation), avatar360 (RICOH Theta integration), Telepotalk, and the temi Platform-2 development environment. Revenue is generated through a mix of hardware sales, software subscriptions, rental/POC services, and professional solutions spanning factory digital transformation, customer service robotics, hybrid office, Telerobo School, MICE events, and tourism exchange.

The company serves Japanese enterprises and public-sector customers across manufacturing, healthcare, education, financial services, local government, retail/showrooms, and cultural facilities, with named deployments at organizations including Eiwa Shinkin Bank, Osaka City General Medical Center, WOWOW Communications, Kuriyama Holdings, Higuchi Manufacturing, the University of Electro-Communications (23 units in a single classroom), and Toyama Prefecture. Operations span four Japan locations (Kobe HQ, Tokyo Ginza, Tokyo Shibuya, Osaka R&D) plus a London subsidiary (iPresence Limited). The GTM combines direct enterprise sales with self-serve rental/POC, channel partnerships (net one, KYOWA), app-store distribution for software, and event-driven demand generation at MICE exhibitions.

In 2024 iPresence won the Knowledge Capital Innovation Award (Kinki Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Bureau Award) for its DigiRobo remote welding system, and in 2025/2026 was selected as one of METI's "300 Thriving SMEs." May 2026 funding (undisclosed) is earmarked for next-generation services integrating Physical AI, digital twins, and robotics, while the kubi 2.0 re-domestication (launching October 2026) signals ongoing hardware product investment. The firm operates with a notably lean team of 5 employees relative to its product breadth and multi-office footprint, suggesting a systems-integrator / value-added-reseller model layered with proprietary software rather than a vertically integrated manufacturer.

Name

iPresence Ltd.

Legal name

iPresence Co., Ltd.

Website

https://ipresence.global

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

iPresence Co., Ltd. is a privately held Japanese firm founded in 2014 that sells, rents, and integrates telepresence avatar robots (temi, kubi, Double3, OriHime, Telepii) and proprietary software/digital-twin solutions for enterprise, manufacturing, healthcare, education, government, and cultural-sector customers across Japan and the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telepresence Robotics Solutions

NAICS

Communications Equipment Manufacturing (3342), Consumer Electronics and Appliances Rental (532210)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385)

akta.pro primary industry

Service & Hospitality Robots (HDAAAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human-Robot Interaction & Teleoperation Systems (HDAAAIAM), Event Mobile Apps & Second-Screen Experiences (Agendas, Messaging, Push, Check-in) (THAHAOAG)

Keywords

• Telepresence robots
• Digital twin platforms
• Remote presence solutions
• Avatar robot systems
• Robotics integration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Telepresence Robots: Sale of telepresence avatar robots including temi, temiV3, kubi, kubi 2.0, Double3, OriHime, Telepii, and related hardware components
2. Software Applications & Platforms: Revenue from proprietary applications including Avatar Twin, Avatar Robot for Zoom, Telepotalk, avatar360, and platform services
3. Rental and POC Services: Trial rental and proof-of-concept support services allowing customers to experience the technology before purchase
4. Solution Services: Customized solutions including Customer Service Robot, Factory Digital Transformation, MICE exchange meetings, Telerobo School, and hybrid office implementations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

iPresence Co., Ltd. sells, rents, and integrates telepresence avatar robots (temi, kubi, kubi 2.0, Double3, OriHime, Telepii) and develops proprietary software applications and digital twin platforms under its 'Teleportation as a Service' brand. The company delivers industry-specific solutions spanning manufacturing factory automation, healthcare patient communication, education remote learning, MICE event participation, showroom/tourism guidance, and government cultural heritage experiences across Japan and the UK.

Product overview

iPresence Ltd. offers a comprehensive Teleportation-as-a-Service portfolio centered on telepresence avatar robots and digital twin technology. The core product line includes multiple telepresence robots (temi V3, kubi 2.0, kubi, Telepii, OriHime) with different characteristics for various use cases, all centrally managed through iPresence's proprietary applications. Software products include Avatar Robot for Zoom, Telepotalk, avatar360, and Air meet for virtual collaboration. Solutions span Customer Service Robot, Factory Digital Transformation (with FieldLog for automated inspections), Avatar Twin, iTOUR, Telerobo School, and Hybrid Office. Platforms include Digital Twin, Metaverse (Kunstmatrix), ArchiTwin, vFairs, and Exverse for virtual experiences. The company combines remote communication with advanced technology including AI-powered autonomous navigation, Physical AI, and digital twin integration to provide immersive remote-based experiences across industries including offices, showrooms, factories, education, healthcare, retail, and cultural facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tele Robo: Brand name for iPresence's telepresence robot products and solutions
• Telerobo
• Avatar Robot for Zoom
• Telepotalk
• Avatar Twin
• FieldLog
• iTOUR

Products and services

• temi (temiV3)

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction in operating time for factory tour explainers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• Eiwa Shinkin BanknotableStrategic or Co-development PartneriPresence and Eiwa Shinkin Bank partnered to introduce AI-powered automated guidance robot 'temiV3' at their head office. The original robot supports in-store guidance operations.
• Knowledge CapitalnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerKnowledge Capital hosts 'The Lab' demonstration facility where iPresence's temi robots are used for visitor experience demonstrations. They co-sponsored the Knowledge Capital Innovation Awards.
• Ricoh Japan Co., Ltd.notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerRicoh Japan uses iPresence's temi teleavatar robot for exhibition explanation guides at their showrooms, introducing advanced office ICT tools.
• kubi (Revived Product)coreTechnology or IntegrationiPresence revived the telepresence robot 'kubi' as the domestically developed model 'kubi 2.0', launching in October 2026. Original kubi production ended in the US two years prior.
• net onenotableChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributornet one is a customer and partner for iPresence's telepresence solutions including temi, Double3, and kubi robots.
• KYOWAnotableChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKYOWA is a customer partner for iPresence's temi telepresence robot solutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SoftBank Robotics (Pepper): Major commercial humanoid/service robot platform (Pepper, Whiz) used for reception, retail and enterprise-facing roles; broader portfolio than iPresence but overlaps in customer-service robot deployments.

Others

• Matterport: Digital-twin 3D capture platform that iPresence integrates with via ArchiTwin for Avatar Twin; an enabling tech partner rather than direct competitor but highly comparable in the digital-twin value chain iPresence participates in.

Direct peers

• Ava Robotics: US-based developer of telepresence and autonomous mobile robots for enterprise, healthcare and education settings; directly competes with iPresence's temi/Double3/kubi offerings in the remote-presence robot category.
• Double Robotics: Creator of the Double3 telepresence robot — the same platform iPresence distributes and integrates into its solutions portfolio; directly comparable product for remote presence in offices, events and healthcare.
• OhmniLabs: Telepresence and modular mobile robot maker serving healthcare, education and enterprise — directly overlapping with iPresence on remote-presence hardware and recurring software platforms.
• Blue Ocean Robotics (GoBe Robots): European telepresence and service robot OEM (GoBe), competing in the same enterprise, healthcare and education remote-presence niches as iPresence.
• OriHime (Ory Laboratory): Japanese developer of OriHime avatar robot — a product iPresence distributes — making it a direct competitor in the avatar/remote-presence robotics category particularly in Japan.
• temi (originally Temi USA): Manufacturer of the temi robot platform which iPresence resells/integrates in Japan — the OEM is itself a direct peer in autonomous personal/service robotics and competes at the hardware layer.
• Suitable Technologies (BeamPro): Pioneer of enterprise telepresence robots (Beam), operating in offices, healthcare and manufacturing remote-collaboration use cases parallel to iPresence's kubi/temi deployments.

Emerging players

• Pollen Robotics (Reachy): Open-source humanoid/telepresence robotics maker with partial overlap in human-robot interaction and remote presence, representing the emerging edge of avatar/teleoperation robotics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCU9UpptHxmGyu9JLXWb9zeQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ipresenceltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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